Anesthesia

Stimulating a major dopamine-producing region in the brain — the ventral tegmental area — caused rats to wake from general anesthesia, suggesting that this region plays a key role in restoring consciousness after general anesthesia, according to a study that…

Louis A. Schmidt, MD, an anesthesiologist with Piqua, Ohio-based Valley Regional Surgery Center, is celebrating 50 years as a physician and anesthesiologist, according to a report from the Daily Call.

Advanced Pain Management Beaver Dam (Wis.) Clinic has added Douglas Keehn, DO, to its medical staff, according to a Beaver Dam Daily Citizen report.

Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington (W. Va.) Hospital has added Kyle Smith, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Charleston Daily Mail report.

Paul Yost, MD, has been named president of the California Society of Anesthesiologists.

According to the National Business Group on Health, in a survey of 46 large employers, 17 percent have a narrow network already in place. In addition, 44 percent were considering narrow network health plans for implementation between 2015 and 2017.…

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso announced that five of its anesthesiologists have begun providing services at El Paso-based Sierra Providence Health Network locations.

Michael Heine, MD, an anesthesiologist University of Louisville (Ky.) Physicians, traveled to Rwanda to teach anesthesiology care teams at two hospitals, according to a Ky Forward report.

Tufts Medical Center in Boston has gone live with Plexus Information Systems' Anesthesia Touch, an anesthesia information management system that automates the anesthesia documentation process.

Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine announced James Walker, DPN, has been selected as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.